Stumpy

The Ryan move is an odd one. Maybe they just want to see what he has before the playoffs in case of injuries. IDK

Meanwhile they made a big deal yesterday about a presentation at the GM meeting about which crosschecks are going to be the focal point of discipline... lmao

I'm fine with exposing one of Bean or Skjei to keep our young forwards together. The first 4 spots are no brainers. Trocheck has played himself into that conversation. The last 2 forward spots are where the decisions really start. Initially, I'd keep Foegle over Fast just for all the Mclovin memes. But, Ole Jesper's been growin on me like kudzu on cars. Nino looks like everything has finally clicked, for good, for real this time, again. And then you have Geekie. Say what you will about the kid. But, you don't survive childhood with the name Morgan Geekie without being one tough sumbitch.

From Canes Country... Before we get started, a few reminders on the expansion draft’s rules, which will be the same as 2017: NHL teams can protect either seven forwards, three defensemen and a goalie or eight skaters (regardless of position) and a goalie All players with no movement clauses must be protected unless they agree to waive it First and second-year players and unsigned draft picks are exempt and don’t count towards protection totals Every team must expose one defenseman who is under contract in 2021-22 and played in at least 40 games in 20-21 or 70 total games the last two seasons (wouldn’t be stunned if those numbers get adjusted with a likely shortened season) and two forwards that meet the same requirement Every team must expose one goaltender who is under contract for 2021-22 or a restricted free agent (an RFA goalie must receive a qualifying offer prior to the expansion draft) Aight aight... just the juicy stuff... Forwards Original list: Jordan Staal (NMC), Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Andrei Svechnikov, Vincent Trocheck, Warren Foegele, Morgan Geekie New list: Jordan Staal (NMC), Sebastian, Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Andrei Svechnikov, Vincent Trocheck, Nino Niederreiter, Jesper Fast Defensemen Original list: Jaccob Slavin, Brett Pesce, Dougie Hamilton New list: Jaccob Slavin, Brett Pesce, Dougie Hamilton OR Jake Bean Goalie Original list: Alex Nedeljkovic New list: Alex Nedeljkovic Fine, you're right. We all know why you really clicked the thread... *narrator voice* He played his way into the team’s long-term plans, and I now very much expect this to be Nedeljkovic. The NHL’s Rookie of the Month for March has been superb this season, with a 10-4-2 record, .930 save percentage, 1.92 goals-against average and three shutouts. As long as Nedeljkovic plays two more games this season, he’ll be an RFA after the year, and qualifying and protecting him should be an easy decision. It's a very good read. Definitely worth the click. I never would've guessed the goalie they have us exposing...

I think one of Fields/Lance is there @ 8. I'd rather Fields, but can the Panthers really pass on either?

Somebody go back and give Martinook an assist. He deserved the Gordie tonight!

God I love Martyman!!! I don't care that Tampa is on the gulf coast... fug the whole state!

Of course that gets called...

So close....

Its been a 10 round prizefight 2 nights in a row.

If only Pesce had 1 more second on three clock...

Lorentz!

Stop giving Svech the puck on breakaways. I love him, but he doesn't have that shoot first mentality.

He's got a stronger jaw than me.

Best 5 minutes of Canes hockey all year!

God I love Martyman!

5 to 8 since...

When your stick is covering the name plate, that is textbook boarding...

More high hits with no calls... smh